Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.94/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$178.94

102 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	180.74	1,165	81
Medium and Large 2	621	172.00	1,067	21

One grade step is worth $8.74/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

178.94

—

AL average14 barns · 652 hd

184.15

−5.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,547	90.00	1,392	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	76.16	843	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	76.00	1,235	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	73.00	865	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	161.00/cwt	157.00–163.00	868	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.13/cwt	154.00–165.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	180.41/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,129	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	151.31/cwt	147.00–155.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	158.26/cwt	157.00–162.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	170.68/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	169.36/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,135	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	185.39/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,101	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	182.43/cwt	177.00–185.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	187.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	217.27/cwt	215.00–220.00	695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	76.06/cwt	75.00–79.00	838	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	88.24/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	92.34/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,480	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	167.94/cwt	165.00–173.00	809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	162.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	161.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	149.37/cwt	148.00–152.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	169.19/cwt	167.00–172.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	154.03/cwt	152.00–155.00	819	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Jan 25, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 555Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 44Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 34Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	140.00–142.00	141.51
13	—	482	165.00–173.00	167.94
1	—	570	157.00	157.00
7	—	521	157.00–165.00	162.00
6	—	431	175.00–182.00	178.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
5	—	461	177.00–185.00	182.43
4	—	523	167.00–175.00	170.47
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
7	—	422	185.00–195.00	187.93
3	—	320	215.00–220.00	217.27
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
4	—	365	200.00–210.00	204.93
3	—	567	160.00–165.00	161.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	168.00	168.00
3	—	563	148.00–152.00	149.37
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
3	—	532	152.00–155.00	154.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	157.00–163.00	161.00
3	—	572	162.00	162.00
2	—	450	167.00	167.00
6	—	437	167.00–172.00	169.19
2	—	653	135.00–140.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	154.00–165.00	158.13
2	—	643	130.00–132.00	131.00
8	—	522	147.00–155.00	151.31
4	—	431	157.00–162.00	158.26
2	—	358	165.00–170.00	167.48
6	—	572	145.00–154.00	149.45
4	—	675	126.00–130.00	127.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	189.00	189.00
11	—	753	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	626	177.00–181.00	180.41
1	—	503	192.00	192.00
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
3	—	807	156.00	156.00
18	—	594	185.00–186.00	185.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	177.00	177.00
3	—	630	170.00–171.00	170.68
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
11	—	670	168.00–171.00	169.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	75.00–79.00	76.06
1	—	1,085	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,128	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	87.00–89.00	88.24
3	—	1,603	91.00–95.00	92.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle